Hope Network·Saginaw, Michigan
Provide therapy to individuals, families, and groups in an outpatient setting to treat mental health disorders and promote optimal functioning. Responsibilities include performing psychosocial assessments, developing person-centered treatment plans, and managing crisis interventions.
The Clinical Therapist is responsible for providing therapy in an outpatient setting working with individuals, families, and groups to address and treat mental health disorders and to promote optimal functioning. The Therapist uses a variety of therapeutic techniques to deal with a wide range of mental health concerns including, but not limited to: depression, addiction, suicidal impulses, stress management, problems with self-esteem, issues associated with aging, family, parenting, marital or other relationship problems.
Why a Therapist at Hope…
Make a difference in people's lives, including your own.
How you will change lives…
Perform comprehensive psychosocial assessments to determine needs and required level and frequency of medically necessary psychological services, as diagnosed.
Develop treatment plans, using person-centered processes by assisting persons-served in setting goals linked to addressing identified needs. Make certain consumer goals address situational stressors, family relations, interpersonal relationships, mental health issues, life span issues, psychiatric illnesses, addictions, domestic violence, or other trauma. Conduct ongoing assessments of persons-served, and evaluate effectiveness of Treatment Plan goals and interventions, no less than every 90 days.
Provide individual, family and/or group therapy using therapy interventions such as: active listening, consistent eye contact, unconditional positive regard, and empathic responses
Facilitate, for persons-served, access to community resources and social support networks that provide support, friendship, love and hope.
Perform transition planning and follow-up contact with persons served. Complete Transition/Discharge plans within 14 days of event.
Identify emergency crisis and make immediate clinical assessments and respond according to accepted crisis intervention methods and techniques; coordinate other services, as needed
Perform miscellaneous job related duties as assigned by supervisor.
Requires a minimum of LLMSW or LLPC licensure and a valid Michigan Driver's License. Preference is given to fully licensed therapists (LPC, LLP, LMSW, LMFT) capable of practicing without clinical supervision.
Market context
Behavioral health openings in Michigan often draw steady interest because employers need independently licensed clinicians who can provide consistent weekly availability. For this LMSW role, competition may center on licensure status, schedule flexibility, and readiness to meet a 25-session, 30-hour weekly commitment. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time versus reading the full posting, then confirm your Michigan licensure and availability before applying.
